--- title: "Best Jim Goad Sayings" description: "Jim Goad is an American author and publisher who co‑authored the zines Answer Me! and The Redneck Manifesto. Browse 104 Jim Goad quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b190/author-jim-goad-4989.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b190/author-jim-goad-4989.jpg) # Jim Goad (1961) Writer United States **104** quotes in **712** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jim Goad is a writer from the United States, best known for *The redneck manifesto*. ## Quick Facts About Jim Goad Born June 12, 1961 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works The redneck manifesto Known for Answer Me! ## About Jim Goad Jim Goad is an American author and publisher who co‑authored the zines Answer Me! and The Redneck Manifesto. ## Quotes by Jim Goad · Page 3 > [I certainly didn't emerge from prison regretting anything I ever wrote, nor did I feel remorse for my crime in the least.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/i-certainly-didn-t-emerge-from-prison-regretting-anything-i-ever/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d8/jim-goad-4989_crime_i-certainly-didn-t-emerge-from-prison-re_1451478.png) > [When I see two women kissing, my only physical reaction is a strong desire to vomit in both of their mouths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/when-i-see-two-women-kissing-my-only-physical-reaction-is-a-strong/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e6/jim-goad-4989_desire_when-i-see-two-women-kissing-my-only-phy_3203563.png) > [I don't regret any of my transgressions, because I believe I paid for them a million times over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/i-don-t-regret-any-of-my-transgressions-because-i-believe-i-paid-for/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/jim-goad-4989_believe_i-don-t-regret-any-of-my-transgressions_411746.png) > [Nowadays, you suffer the same risks - ostracism, career loss, possible assault - for being perceived as racist that you would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/nowadays-you-suffer-the-same-risks-ostracism-career-loss-possible/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Assault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assault/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/jim-goad-4989_assault_nowadays-you-suffer-the-same-risks-ostra_547472.png) > [To think that humans evolved from lower species BUT the evolutionary process somehow came to a halt and we all arrived at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/to-think-that-humans-evolved-from-lower-species-but-the-evolutionary/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Christianity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christianity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/267/jim-goad-4989_christianity_to-think-that-humans-evolved-from-lower_79078.png) > [Though your major media kept smacking me upside the head with the word "multicultural," you goddamned Australians are the most racist bunch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/though-your-major-media-kept-smacking-me-upside-the-head-with-the/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Bunch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bunch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/jim-goad-4989_bunch_though-your-major-media-kept-smacking-me_380122.jpg) > [Anyone who's ever had the misfortune of seeing me interact with house pets knows I have a wickedly strong paternal instinct bordering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/anyone-who-s-ever-had-the-misfortune-of-seeing-me-interact-with-house/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [House](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/house/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/jim-goad-4989_house_anyone-who-s-ever-had-the-misfortune-of_2291693.png) > [Anti-racist propaganda is relentless and inescapable, as if the propagandists fear that if they shut up about it for a second, they'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/anti-racist-propaganda-is-relentless-and-inescapable-as-if-the/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Anti racist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-racist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/jim-goad-4989_anti-racist_anti-racist-propaganda-is-relentless-and_2419299.png) > [It's very odd to observe someone else taking your identity into their own hands and getting it all wrong. I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/it-s-very-odd-to-observe-someone-else-taking-your-identity-into-their/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Hands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hands/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/jim-goad-4989_hands_it-s-very-odd-to-observe-someone-else-ta_1998858.png) > [It amazes me that some people who ordinarily can recognize autocratic bullying, tacky sloganeering, and - especially - camp value are unable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/it-amazes-me-that-some-people-who-ordinarily-can-recognize-autocratic/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Bullying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bullying/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/jim-goad-4989_bullying_it-amazes-me-that-some-people-who-ordina_1449301.png) > [Governments throughout the English-speaking sphere are creating and then ratcheting the torque on "hate-speech" laws with frightening eagerness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/governments-throughout-the-english-speaking-sphere-are-creating-and/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Creating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creating/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/jim-goad-4989_creating_governments-throughout-the-english-speak_948018.png) > [I could have completely lost my mind or became a junkie or abandoned all sense and judgment and committed some rash, stupid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/i-could-have-completely-lost-my-mind-or-became-a-junkie-or-abandoned/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Abandoned](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abandoned/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/jim-goad-4989_abandoned_i-could-have-completely-lost-my-mind-or_363152.png) > [Mind you, I live in an area of Atlanta that is nearly 88% black. But in six days in and around Melbourne,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/mind-you-i-live-in-an-area-of-atlanta-that-is-nearly-88-black-but-in/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [African](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89a/jim-goad-4989_african_mind-you-i-live-in-an-area-of-atlanta-th_589725.png) > [Unlike the vast majority of people, I've been locked in a box like an animal and I've also been on the receiving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/unlike-the-vast-majority-of-people-i-ve-been-locked-in-a-box-like-an/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/925/jim-goad-4989_animal_unlike-the-vast-majority-of-people-i-ve_1576846.jpg) > [I've noticed that if you spend ten years without shooting dope, people consider you an ex-junkie, but one never is considered an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/i-ve-noticed-that-if-you-spend-ten-years-without-shooting-dope-people/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Dope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/075/jim-goad-4989_dope_i-ve-noticed-that-if-you-spend-ten-years_2737194.png) > [A lot of people expend great time and effort explaining why they don't like me, but none of them ever try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/a-lot-of-people-expend-great-time-and-effort-explaining-why-they-don/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Be brave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/be-brave/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/jim-goad-4989_be-brave_a-lot-of-people-expend-great-time-and-ef_1823812.jpg) > [Many of the racial problems in America are caused by the fact that people are innately tribal, and politicians know how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/many-of-the-racial-problems-in-america-are-caused-by-the-fact-that/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [America](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/jim-goad-4989_america_many-of-the-racial-problems-in-america-a_1909047.png) > [the fact that they stole their whole shtick from Woody Guthrie and the coal-mining bards. While the alternative nation meows about personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/the-fact-that-they-stole-their-whole-shtick-from-woody-guthrie-and/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Alternatives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alternatives/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/jim-goad-4989_alternatives_the-fact-that-they-stole-their-whole-sht_377050.jpg) > [I didn't see much besides Melbourne and a quick trip down to the Twelve Apostles, but all the Aussies I encountered were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/i-didn-t-see-much-besides-melbourne-and-a-quick-trip-down-to-the/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Apostles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66c/jim-goad-4989_apostles_i-didn-t-see-much-besides-melbourne-and_1745949.png) > [I believe that to some degree there are situational and psychological laws of cause-and-effect, but I don't believe there's some Über-soul who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/i-believe-that-to-some-degree-there-are-situational-and-psychological/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/jim-goad-4989_believe_i-believe-that-to-some-degree-there-are_1644447.png) > [Have you ever taken a sober look at any of the mutants who run these Hollywood-gossip sites? What a crew! None of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/have-you-ever-taken-a-sober-look-at-any-of-the-mutants-who-run-these/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Always trying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always-trying/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/jim-goad-4989_always-trying_have-you-ever-taken-a-sober-look-at-any_3044691.png) > [If I’d been talking about black trash, I might be lynched. If I was talking about white trash, I’d merely be another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/if-i-d-been-talking-about-black-trash-i-might-be-lynched-if-i-was/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/253/jim-goad-4989_black_if-i-d-been-talking-about-black-trash-i_1218240.png) > [My oldest brother was stabbed thirty to forty times and strangled to death with his own belt when I was eight years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/my-oldest-brother-was-stabbed-thirty-to-forty-times-and-strangled-to/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Advantage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advantage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/jim-goad-4989_advantage_my-oldest-brother-was-stabbed-thirty-to_3106095.png) > [My crazy parents and those crazy Catholic nuns didn't do a good job of forcing me to keep the Ten Commandments, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-goad/my-crazy-parents-and-those-crazy-catholic-nuns-didn-t-do-a-good-job/) [Jim Goad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/) [Catholic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/catholic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/249/jim-goad-4989_catholic_my-crazy-parents-and-those-crazy-catholi_925392.png) ## Jim Goad by topic [People (25)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/jim-goad/) [Thinking (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/jim-goad/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-goad/#itemlist", "name": "Jim Goad Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I certainly didn't emerge from prison regretting anything I ever wrote, nor did I feel remorse for my crime in the least.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jim Goad" }, "url": 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